Renewing an old Princess Stove
We enjoy extending cruising on our Meridian 490 and love to cook onboard. However, we have never "enjoyed" attempting to use the cooktop portion of the Princess three-burner range used on Bayliner 4788s and Meridian 490s for decades. Due to the recessed nature of the cooktop, it was impossible to utilize any "normal" sized pans without attempting to span burners or other similar gymnastics. Anything other than small to medium sauce pans, just don't fit. The following pictures illustrate how the stove appears as originally installed. Original Stove Configuration - Cooktop Cover Down Original Stove Configuration - Cooktop Cover Up We are also big fans of cooking with natural gas due to the speed and control. However, we did not want to go through the process of installing a propane system on our 490. So, the next best choice is induction. I began a search for a replacement stove with an induction cooktop built in. Unfortunately, as the market fo